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Appliances MFB Melbourne Mills Tui Pumper Scania Victoria

FRV – Car 031 – Scania Mk5 Pumper

Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 31
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MCB511
Commissioned – 2007

Built by Mills Tui and commissioned in 2007, Car 31 calls 15 station home.
This vehicle was part of the contingent that travelled to Sydney to provide coverage during the major bushfire campaign in October 2013. It covered 22 Leichhardt’s area, as pictured below.

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MFB Pumper alongside P22 in Leichhardt Fire Station


ACCO Appliances MFB Melbourne Victoria

FRV – Car 301 – International ACCO Pumper

Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 301
Cab Chassis – International ACCO 1950C
Body Builder –
Registration – MYR953
Commissioned – 1983 (Deommissioned 2003)

MFB Car 301 was last seen in private ownership after being decommissioned in 2003. While in service, it served at stations 25 and 34, before finishing in the reserve pool.


Appliances MFB Melbourne Scania SEM (Skilled) Victoria

FRV – Car 001 – Scania Mk5 Pumper

Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 001
Cab Chassis – Scania 94D 310
Body Builder – SEM/Skilled
Registration – MAR032
Commissioned – 2002

This Scania Pumper was the first ‘Mark 5’ Pumper built for MFB, by Skilled/SEM in 2001. It was commissioned in 2002 and served at 35 Windsor Fire Station as photographed below. It went on to serve at a number of other Melbourne fire stations and was last known to be a training appliance.

In MFB tradition, this appliance shows a dedication to an MFB officer, with Car001 dedicated to Alan Richards, Chief Fire Officer 2000 – 2002

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Appliances Austral Special Vehicles Fire & Rescue NSW New South Wales

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME238 – Austral Firepac – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME238
Cab Chassis – Austral Firepac
Body Builder – Austral Special Vehicles
Registration – ME238

Served at 16 Concord until replaced by a refurbished Australia Fire Co Scania

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Pump 16 ConcordOctober 2006

Pump 16 ConcordOctober 2006


Appliances Fire & Rescue NSW New South Wales Varley

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME860 – Varley Commander – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME860
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY860

Served at 38 Pyrmont

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Appliances Fire & Rescue NSW Isuzu New South Wales SEM (Skilled)

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME431 – Isuzu – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME431
Cab Chassis – Isuzu
Body Builder – SEM
Registration – FBY431

Served at 66 Rhodes

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NSWFB Pump 16 RhodesIsuzu Pumper from Rhodes station at a Garage Fire in North Strathfield, March 2008


Appliances Fire & Rescue NSW New South Wales Varley

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME362 – Varley Commander – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME362
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY362

Served at 53 Neutral Bay

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NSWFB P53 Neutral Bay PumperNSWFB P53 Neutral Bay Pumper, a Varley CommanderJanuary 2007


Appliances Australian Fire Company Fire & Rescue NSW New South Wales Scania

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME345 – Scania 94D – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME345
Cab Chassis – Scania 94D 310
Body Builder –
Registration – FBY345

Served at Manly as P24

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Pump 24 ManlyJune 2008


Appliances Australian Fire Company Fire & Rescue NSW New South Wales Scania

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME341 – Scania 94D – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME341
Cab Chassis – Scania 94D 310
Body Builder – Australian Fire Company
Registration – FBY341

Served at Dee Why as P69, then reassigned to 76 Bondi after a refurbishment including the newer signage and striping.

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Appliances Fire & Rescue NSW New South Wales Scania SEM (Skilled)

Fire & Rescue NSW – ME314 – Scania P310 – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME314
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – SEM
Registration – BB12AX

Delivered new to Woollahra, replacing a Varley Commander

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FRNSW Pumper 11 WoollahraPhoto December 2012 at Gas Leak in Bondi